MCC: High West Distillery & Oxley Gin Tasting Rooms

I am familiar with High West, the distillery in Utah. I enjoy their Son of Bourye and Double Rye. I tried their new Rendezvous Rye and Campfire. While the Bourye and Double Rye are very smooth, I felt the Rendezvous was a bit rougher. I was told it’s a blend of whiskeys that haven’t been aged as long. And if you are a fan of peaty Scotch, then Campfire is for you. It is a blend of Scotch, bourbon and rye.

High West vodkas

I didn’t realize they made vodka as well. I recently met someone from Utah who enjoyed their Peach vodka.

High West silver whiskeys

High West also has silver whiskeys; Western Oat and OMG Pure Rye. The OMG stands for Old Monogahela rye. The Monogahela is a river in Western Pennsylvania where there were many distilleries in the 1800s. High West uses an old recipe for its 80% rye and 20% malted rye OMG.

Although the words “liquid fire” come to mind, I didn’t mind it but I’d like to try an aged version.

I have mentioned this before but I really did love how everyone had some sort of food and the trend of pairing food with cocktails. As I enjoyed my Southside cocktail, I also had a very nice pea soup with mushrooms. At High West, I had an Australian Meat Pie from a local NY shop.

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4 thoughts on “MCC: High West Distillery & Oxley Gin Tasting Rooms”

Many thanks for stopping by our tasting room during MCC…and for writing us up! Just to clarify, Rendezvous is actually a blend of two straight rye whiskies…a six year-old and a sixteen year-old. It’s actually a more-aged version than its counterpart, Double Rye (which is a blend of a two year-old and a different sixteen year-old).

If you find yourself heading to Utah, please let me know. I’d be happy to show you around our distillery, saloon and restaurant.

Oh very interesting. I had mentioned it seeming rougher when I tasted and the guy said it was because they were younger ryes. Perhaps he meant just one of the ryes then? Absolutely, I will let you know if I ever swing by High West.